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TRADITIONAL RESEARCHLESSONS
ByLynnLiptak,PatersonSchool#2,NewJersey.
Teachers Activities to Improve
Instruction
Choose curriculum,
write curriculum,
align curriculum,
write local standards
Plan lessons
individually
U.S. JAPAN
WhatisaResearchLesson?
1. Actualclassroomlessonwithstudents,
watchedbyotherteachers
2. Plannedcollaboratively
3. Bringstolifeagoalorvisionofeducation
4. Recorded:video,audio,handwritten,and
throughstudentwork
5. Discussedbyfacultyandsometimesoutside
commentators
Figure1
LessonStudy
Planning Research PostLesson
Phase Lesson Activities
DiscussionofLesson
Discussresearchlesson.
DiscussLongTermGoals
forStudentsAcademic, RESEARCH Focusonevidenceof
whetherthelesson
SocialandEthical
Development LESSON promotedthelongterm
goalsandlesson/unitgoals
Actualclassroom
ChooseContentAreaandUnit
DiscussLearningGoalsfor
lesson;attending
ContentArea,Unitand teachersstudy ConsolidateLearning
Lesson
studentthinking, Writereportthatincludes
lessonplan,data,and
learning, summaryofdiscussion.
PlanLessons(s)thatFoster Refineandreteachthe
LongTermGoalsand engagement, lessonifdesired.Orselecta
Lesson/UnitGoals newfocusofstudy.
behavior,etc.
LessonStudyProvidesOpportunitiesto
1. ThinkDeeplyAboutLongtermGoalsforStudents
2. CarefullyConsidertheGoalsofaParticularContentArea,Unit,
andLesson
3. StudytheBestAvailableLessons
4. PlanLessonsthatBringtoLifebothShorttermandLongterm
goals
5. DeepenSubjectMatterKnowledge
6. DevelopInstructionalKnowledge
7. BuildCapacityforCollegialLearning
8. DeveloptheEyestoSeeStudents
DataCollectedDuringLessonStudy
AcademicLearning
Howdidimagesofheatedairchange?
Didstudentsshiftfromsimplecountingtomoreflexiblemethod?
Diddramaticroleplaysparkhigherqualityandquantityofwriting?
Intheirjournals,whatdidstudentswriteastheirlearnings?
Motivation
Percentofchildrenwhoraisedhands
Bodylanguage,ahacomments,shiningeyes
SocialBehavior
Howmanytimesdostudentsrefertoandbuildonclassmatescomments?
Howoftendothefivequietiststudentsspeakup?
Arestudentsfriendlyandrespectful?
StudentAttitudesTowardLesson
Whatdidyoulikeanddislikeaboutthelesson?
LessonStudy
Planning
Phase
Collaborativeplanning
Discussgoalsforstudents&content
Studyavailableunits&lessons
Buildfromanexistinglesson
LessonStudy
Planning Research
Phase Lesson
1teacherteaches;othersobserve/collectdata
Designedtobringtolifeaparticular
goal/visionofeducation
Recordlessonvideo,audio,student
work,observationnotes
LessonStudy
Planning Research PostLesson
Phase Lesson Activities
Formallydebrieflesson
Sharedata
Drawimplicationsforlessonandteaching
learningmorebroadly
Reviseandreteachifdesired
LessonStudy
1. STUDY
Consider long term goals for
student learning and
development
Study curriculum and
standards 2. PLAN
4. REFLECT
Select or revise research
Share data lesson
What was learned about Do task
students learning, lesson
design, this content? Anticipate student responses
What are implications for this Plan data collection and lesson
lesson and instruction more
broadly? 3. DO RESEARCH
LESSON
Conduct research lesson
Collect data
How does lesson study improve instruction?
Visible
Features of
Lesson Study
Consider Goals
? Instructional
Study Curriculum and
Standards
Improvement
Plan and Conduct Research
Lesson
Collect Data
Debrief Lesson
Visible
Features of Key Pathway
Lesson Study
Lesson Plans Instructional
Plan Improve Improvement
Teach
Observe
Discuss
Etc.
Current View: How Does Lesson Study Improve Instruction?
CauseChangesIn:
Visible
Features of Lesson Teachers Result in Changes in
Study Teaching-Learning
Consider Goals Knowledgeofsubject
matteranditsteaching Specific Examples:
Generalknowledgeof Teaching
Study Curriculum instruction
Abilitytoobserve -Offer high-level task
and Standards students
Connectionofdaily
Plan and Conduct instructiontolongterm
goals
Research Lesson Motivation/willingness
toimprove
Capacitytolearn
Collect Data together,collegial
networks
Debrief Lesson Curriculum
Betterlessons
Choiceofbetter
Use Debrief to curricula Learning
Inform Instruction -Student journals reveal
System
Changesinpolicy thinking re: proportional
What Else?
Changesinlearning reasoning
structures
LessonStudyintheUS:
WhatHaveWelearned?
1. U.S.educatorsCanFindLessonStudyUseful
2. SuccessfulandUnsuccessfulAdaptationsOccur
3. TheIdeaofLessonStudyisSimpleButthePracticeIs
Not
4. QualitiesofSuccessfulSites
Alearningstance
Teacherleadership
Handsonexperiences,suchasworkwithJapanese
practitioners